I decided to rework some existing ideas/artwork that I had previously worked on for this project.

I continued to use Procreate to render my final illustration vs. Fresco. I figured out how to apply Dylan’s “smooth” brush suggestion to my Procreate brushes (using the stabilize option in brush settings) while rendering the lettering-such a good tip! You can see the difference!

 

Thanks so much for all your tips and another great class!

The Final; 

Coloring/Rendering;

I started with this pic for a color palette but found the green wasn’t working against the dark background for me.

The initial rendering in procreate. 

 And more colored ideas in my sketchbook with Posca markers.

 

The first thumbnail idea started with “another trip around the sun” birthday card; suitcases, luggage tags, sunshine.